World War II History Symposium to be held at Waldorf College

Waldorf College

2/25/2014

FOREST CITY, IOWA | Waldorf College will be holding their annual History Symposium event March 25 in the Atrium beginning at 7:30 p.m. This year’s focus will be on POWs, Internees and Camps during World War II.

Waldorf will be hosting two speakers: Neil Nakadate and Jerry Yocum. Nakadate, a Japanese American whose family was interned during World War II, is an emeritus professor of English at Iowa State University and author of Looking After Minidoka: An American Memoir. Yocum is an expert member of the Algona POW camp museum in Algona, Iowa.

There will be a question and answer period following the presentations. The symposium is free to the public.

About Waldorf College

Located in Forest City, Iowa, Waldorf is a four-year, residential, liberal arts college that has been educating students for over a century. Waldorf delivers engaging experiences through innovative classroom instruction and offers bachelor degree programs in business, communications, psychology, education, fire science administration, criminal justice administration and more. Courses are offered at the Forest City, Iowa, campus and online.